Calidad de vida y apoyo social en cuidadores primarios de niños con trastornos del neurodesarrollo

Abstract

This research has the objective of describe the quality of life and social support in primary caregivers of children with disorder of neurodevelopment in the Centro of Development Child is in the University of Cuenca (CEDIUC). The approach used was quantitative, with descriptive scope; we worked with the entire population, being a census the type of study. The instruments used for the collection of information were the WHOQOL – BREF questionnaire for the quality of life variable, which contains four domains: physical, psychological, environmental and social relationships; and the DUKE – UNK – 11 questionnaire for the variable social support, consisting of two dimensions: confidential support and emotional support. The results obtained show that, the majority of primary caregivers perceive their quality of life at a medium level; the domain with the highest negative score was the psychological. Regarding the variable social support, about half of the population perceive it within the average, emphasizing that there is a small difference between the perception of affective social support and confidential social support.